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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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N. Korea bashes U.S. for spurning offer of nuke test
North Korea slammed the United States on Monday for rejecting its offer to temporarily suspend nuclear tests in return for a halt to military drills with South Korea, calling on Washington to accept the overture.On Friday, the country proposed a temporary halt to nuclear tests if the U.S. suspended joint military exercises with Seoul, expressing its willingness to have dialogue with the U.S. on the matter. But the U.S. rejected the offer, denouncing it as an “implicit threat.”“It is nonsense tha
Jan. 12, 2015
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N. Korea has about 2,500 armored vehicles
North Korea is estimated to operate some 2,500 armored vehicles with their maximum speeds faster than those of South Korean vehicles, a report showed Monday.According to the report by Seoul's Defense Agency for Technology and Quality, the communist country's fleet of armored vehicles as of the end of last year was up nearly 300 units from two years earlier.Most of the North's armored vehicles have come from China and Russia, with major models including such armored personnel carriers as the VTT-
Jan. 12, 2015
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N. Korea bashes U.S. for spurning offer of nuke test
North Korea slammed the United States on Monday for rejecting its offer to temporarily suspend nuclear tests in return for a halt to military drills with South Korea, calling on Washington to accept the overture.On Friday, the communist country proposed a temporary halt to nuclear tests if the U.S. suspends joint military exercises with Seoul, expressing its willingness to have dialogue with the U.S. on the matter. But the U.S. rejected the offer, denouncing it as an "implicit threat.""It is non
Jan. 12, 2015
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N. Korean nuclear envoys to meet with ex-U.S. negotiators in Singapore
North Korea's chief nuclear envoy and other diplomats plan to hold meetings with former U.S. negotiators and security experts in Singapore next week, diplomatic sources said Sunday.The two days of meetings, set to begin on Jan. 18, will involve Ri Yong-ho, the North's chief negotiator for six-party denuclearization talks, his deputy Choe Son-hui, as well as Jang Il-hun, the North's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, the sources said.Their American counterparts will be former U.S. special e
Jan. 12, 2015
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U.S. rejects N.K. offer of nuclear test moratorium
The U.S. has brushed off North Korea’s offer of a moratorium on nuclear tests if Washington shelves its planned military drills with Seoul this year, calling it an “implicit threat” and urging its sincere commitment to denuclearization. The North’s state media reported Saturday the country has delivered the proposal through an unspecified relevant channel, saying it is “ready to sit with the U.S. anytime if the U.S. needs dialogue regarding this issue.”“The message proposed the U.S. to contribut
Jan. 11, 2015
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N. Korea urges South to stop military drills
North Korea called on South Korea Sunday to stop all military exercises, including joint drills with the United States, if it really wants to improve inter-Korean ties."If the South is truly determined to improve inter-Korean relations through dialogue and negotiations ... it should stop all kinds of war schemes, including reckless military exercises carried out jointly with foreign forces," Minju Joson, North Korea's cabinet newspaper, said. "War rehearsals and dialogues cannot coexist."The Nor
Jan. 11, 2015
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U.S. rejects N. Korea's proposal as 'implicit threat'
The United States on Saturday rejected North Korea's offer to temporarily suspend nuclear tests in exchange for a halt to joint military exercises between the U.S.and South Korea, denouncing the proposal as an "implicit threat."The North's foreign ministry disclosed the proposal earlier Saturday, saying it already delivered the offer to the U.S. through a relevant channel" a day earlier."The DPRK (North Korea) statement that inappropriately links routine U.S.-ROK (South Korea) exercises to the p
Jan. 11, 2015
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N. Korea hints at halting nuke tests for no S. Korea-U.S. drills
North Korea said Saturday that it will temporarily suspend nuclear tests if the United States halts its joint military exercises with South Korea this year.The North's proposal was contained in a message delivered to United States Friday "through a relevant channel," the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in its English dispatch, monitored in Seoul."The message proposed the U.S. to contribute to easing tension on the Korean Peninsula by temporarily suspending joint military
Jan. 11, 2015
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China signals warmer ties with North Korea
China on Friday offered its clearest signal yet it was ready to work with North Korea toward warmer ties this year, vowing efforts to boost friendship and cooperation with Pyongyang. China’s foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the comments in a statement, which also reconfirmed that Beijing sent a message of congratulations to North Korea on the birthday of its young leader Kim Jong-un. “In the new year, the Chinese side will push forward its traditional friendship and cooperation with the
Jan. 9, 2015
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N. Korea rejects South's parliamentary resolution calling for talks
North Korea refused Friday to accept a South Korean parliamentary resolution calling for the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue, the unification ministry said.In late December, the National Assembly passed the resolution, which calls for preparations for unification with the North and talks between the rival Koreas, in a bid to thaw tensions on the peninsula."(Seoul) tried to deliver the resolution on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning through a communication line, but the North refused to a
Jan. 9, 2015
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Seoul hints at stopping DVD launch across border
South Korea again signaled Friday that it may block a local activist group from sending DVDs of a controversial U.S. film about the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un across the border.The Fighters for a Free North Korea is planning to launch balloons containing the DVDs of "The Interview" later this month as part of their activities of spreading dissenting political messages in the communist country."The government plans to request (that the group) make a wise decision in order to
Jan. 9, 2015
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N. Korea developing sub-based missiles: US think-tank
Recent satellite images offer fresh evidence of North Korea developing a marine-based missile system that would give the nuclear-armed state a survivable second-strike nuclear capability, a US think-tank said Friday.The commercial satellite pictures suggest the conning tower of a new North Korean submarine -- first seen in July last year -- houses one or two vertical launch tubes for either ballistic or cruise missiles, the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said."The boat could serv
Jan. 9, 2015
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China hopes to 'move forward' on ties with N. Korea
China on Friday voiced hope that it will "move forward" to warmer relations with North Korea this year at a time when Pyongyang seeks to deepen its diplomatic ties with Russia.China's relationship with its ally, but troublesome neighbor appears to have been self-contradicting, but Beijing's leadership has expressed a sense of frostiness in dealings with the North since Pyongyang's third nuclear test in February 2013.In a sign that China seeks to mend fences with North Korea, however, Beijing sen
Jan. 9, 2015
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N. Korea trying to make submarine capable of firing missiles: think tank
North Korea appears to be trying to equip a submarine to make it capable of firing missiles, a U.S think tank said Thursday, warning such hard-to-detect, missile-capable submarines would pose significant threats to South Korea.The website 38 North, run by the U.S.-Korea Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, said it reached the assessment based on commercial satellite imagery taken of the Sinpo South Shipyard on the east coast between July and December.Imagery f
Jan. 9, 2015
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U.S. has no evidence yet showing N.K. mastered warhead miniaturization technology
The United States has no evidence yet that North Korea has mastered the technology to make nuclear warheads small enough to fit atop ballistic missiles capable of reaching the U.S., a Defense Department official said Thursday.South Korea's Defense Ministry said in its defense "white paper" report published earlier this week that it believes the communist nation has reached a "significant" point in efforts to mastering the warhead miniaturization technology."Gen. Scaparrotti stood in our briefing
Jan. 9, 2015
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N. Korea’s Kim orders regions to put up statues of late leaders
North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un recently ordered all counties across the reclusive state to erect statues of the late leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il in an apparent move to strengthen the dynastic dictatorship system, a North Korean defector told The Korea Herald Thursday.“The directive to establish the statues of the late leaders came as the three-year mourning period for his father Kim Jong-il drew to a close. This appears to be part of the efforts to idolize the ruling Kim dynasty,” said t
Jan. 8, 2015
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S.Korea activist re-considers 'Interview' DVD balloon launch
A South Korean activist said Thursday he would consider suspending the planned launch into North Korea of tens of thousands of copies of a Hollywood film that infuriated Pyongyang.Park Sang-Hak had planned to send 100,000 copies of Sony Pictures' "The Interview", about a fictional plot to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, across the border by balloon.North Korea condemned the comedy, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, but has denied FBI accusations that it was behind a massive cyber attac
Jan. 8, 2015
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N. Korea urges South to clarify stance on unification, leaflets
North Korea has bashed South Korea for its unification policy, anti-Pyongyang leaflet launches and military drills with the United States, calling on Seoul to clarify its stance on the issues.In a statement issued Wednesday, an unidentified spokesman for the North's National Defense Commission slammed South Korean President Park Geun-hye for her pledge to strive to induce meaningful changes in the North, which the spokesman claimed shows skepticism about Seoul's will to improve inter-Korean ties
Jan. 8, 2015
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N. Korea voices regret over killing of 4 Chinese
North Korea has expressed regret over the killing of four Chinese citizens by a runaway North Korea soldier late last month and the alleged perpetrator was shot dead during a manhunt, according to China's foreign ministry Thursday. The North Korean soldier crossed into the Chinese border town of Nanping, just north of the Tumen River overlooking North Korea's North Hamkyong Province, and killed four elderly Chinese people on Dec. 28 last year during a robbery attempt.China has lodged a rare dipl
Jan. 8, 2015
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U.S. says it encourages inter-Korean dialogue
The United States encourages dialogue between South and North Korea, even though it has imposed new sanctions on the communist nation, the State Department said Wednesday."We've certainly encouraged dialogue between North and South Korea," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said at a regular press briefing. "Our sanctions are put in place as a result of a range of factors, including their human rights record, including their nuclear aspirations."Last week, the U.S. announced retaliatory sanc
Jan. 8, 2015